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11/12-19/08 Pit Bulls Shot by Police

#364: Elkhart Officer Fatally Shoots Pit Bull 11/19/08 | Elkhart, IN Summary: An Elkhart police officer fatally shot a pit bull last week after it began charging him. Officer Daniel Milanese was called to the scene after receiving reports the brown pit bull was attacking another dog. A witness said the pit bull had the other dog by the throat shaking it back and forth before police arrived. Milanese fired three rounds at the dog. The pit bull spun around and continued charging, forcing Milanese to fire two more shots, killing the dog. (Five shots = 1 dead pit bull.)Pit bulls killed: 1

#365: Neighbor Shoots, Kills Two Pit Bulls 11/18/08 | Slidell, LA Summary: Police say that two pit bulls broke through two fences to get into a neighbor's backyard to attack his dog. Lt. Ray Dupuy said, "The dogs were attacking him, and he defended himself and his own dog." The owner of the pit bull doesn't believe his pit bulls would attack another dog. "They're not aggressive to animals," he said. "Something provoked them." The something he refers to is called selective breeding (p.133). Pit bulls were designed to attack and kill other dogs.Pit bulls killed: 2

#367: Sherwood Police Shoot Attacking Pit Bull 11/18/08 | Sherwood, MO Summary: Animal Control workers can't find the owners of two pit bulls that crawled under a fence and attacked a family dog. The golden retriever died. Police showed up first to break up the fight; they shot the male pit bull. Then animal control workers tranquilized both pit bulls (after the male was shot, it still needed to be tranquilized). The City of Sherwood implemented a pit bull ban in 1987. Neighbors don't understand why someone broke a rule that left a family heartbroken.

#368: Police Officer Fatally Shoots Pit Bull 11/14/08 | Brighton Heights, PA Summary: According to police, an Allegheny County sheriff's deputy was serving a civil order at a house in the 1100 block of Davis Street, where he opened a gate and spotted a tan and white pit bull named Lincoln. The deputy told officers the dog growled, charged and jumped at him, before he fired his gun. Fearing for his life and safety, the officer shot and killed the pit bull.Pit bulls killed: 1

#369: Officer Shoots Shepherd-Pit Bull Mix 11/12/08 | Park Forest, IL Summary: Park Forest police, investigating an unrelated burglary investigation on Saturday, said that the Walker family dog got loose and lunged at a detective and his K-9 partner. The officer pulled his service revolver and shot the German shepherd-pit bull mix (scroll to "Sugar" to see example of this mix). The dying dog's family brought the animal to a local vet for emergency care, but he was later pronounced dead.Pit bulls killed: 1